Links for 2023-01-11
A new website called https://arxivxplorer.com It's a semantic search engine for arXiv papers, and it uses OpenAI's latest embedding model to find the most relevant papers for your search queries.
How to get fine-tuned GPT-3 Davinci performance at 10% of the cost https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1612569402129678336.html
An adversarial collaboration on the existence of psychic powers (between a believer and skeptic) http://www.richardwiseman.com/resources/staring1.pdf
Still No Evidence for a Jewish Group Evolutionary Strategy https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-022-00352-x
Intelligence research — persecuted by both Nazis and Communists https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/2018/10/intelligence-research-persecuted-by-both-nazis-and-communists/
“Ever wondered why white Westerners are so WEIRD, vastly different from the rest of the world in so many ways? Well I’ve covered that. Learn about the Hajnal line, clannishness, the role of manor…” https://www.unz.com/jman/zigzag-lightning/ (archived version for Facebook where the site is banned: https://archive.is/trGPm)
On Sunday, April 2, 1978, a huge bang was heard at Bell Island just before noon. The bang was so loud that people reported hearing it as far as 100 km away. The blast sent a shock wave that shook buildings on the island and killed some animals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Island_(Newfoundland_and_Labrador)#Bell_Island_Boom
"Supernova bullets" – very strong and can come from any direction, travelling faster than asteroids from the solar system. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/aca8a0
Rats vocalize and show “Freudensprünge” (“joy jumps”) when they see other rats get tickled. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)01991-5
Pure Skill... How Karate Master Knocked People Out in UFC - Lyoto Machida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3_OMp-8Pio
A discussion between Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQQAv5svkk
Vietnam modernizes 57mm cannon, automatically aiming without a gunner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgP_zvfs0w8
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-vall-e-ai-can-simulate-any-persons-voice-from-a-short-audio-sample-112520213.html